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The Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (popularly known as LISDEL) is an independent, non-profit organisation committed to safeguarding a reality that translates to a decent quality of life for Nigerians.
New research shows that hypertonic saline nasal drops can shorten children’s colds by two days
“The key goals are to reduce youth unemployment by 20 per cent in the next
The federal government yesterday signed eight partnership agreements with the United Kingdom (UK) valued at
MVA-BN vaccine can be administered in people over age 18 as 2-dose injection given 4
Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO), and
Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll
Authorities aim to start vaccinations in October but face logistical challenges as doses need to
This was one of the resolutions reached on Wednesday at the 144th edition of National
THEME: “IMPROVING LEGISLATIVE STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE” Date: Wednesday 17th to 19th July 2024
A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for
Background
Nigeria’s health sector is rich with several polices and legal frameworks designed to improve Nigeria’s health system outcomes and fast track progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). These policies and legal frameworks were designed to strengthen the country’s capacity to provide quality health care services to Nigerians. However, most of these are fraught with several forms of implementation challenges across all levels. Read More
Background
Monumental socio-economic devastation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brings to the fore, the need to further engender and prioritize health security policy and funding globally and locally. The Nigeria Health Security landscape has witnessed considerable transformations in the last couple of years with significant investment in epidemic prevention, detection, and treatment by the National Centre for Disease Control. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has stretched the country’s health security infrastructure and exposed its suboptimal capacity to cope in the face of ravaging pandemic. Read More
Towards providing visibility and access to information as one of the measures to ensure transparency, accountability, efficiency, and
A one-day onboarding and sensitization session for State Oversight Committees (SOC) was organized on the 9th of June
The second BHCPF webinar meeting took place via zoom on the 1st of June 2022, with the three
The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) is a platform m of interaction and learning for Legislators in health systems strengthening in Nigeria.
It was launched on July 25, 2017 with the objectives of effectively leveraging statutory functions of the Legislature in Nigeria to implement health reforms towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Country.
The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners organized
The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Liman Dahiru convened other Principal Officers and members
A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for the Development
Authorities aim to start vaccinations in October but face logistical challenges as doses need to be
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The Ministry of Health has designated August as a month of awareness for Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH),
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